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Starla Kaye
Blushing Books
Category:
Romance
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Type: Fiction
Pages: 215
Copyright: Mar 11, 2013
ISBN-13: 9781609680633
Price: $4.95 (eBook)
Her guardian brothers have put up with her mischief and determined independence for long enough. They have arranged a marriage to lawman, who they are sure can handle her.
Whiskey is Dodge City’s beloved mischievous imp. There is little she won’t dare to do and she’s a trial to her guardian brothers, who decide to sell their shares of the family ranch to their US Marshal friend, Morgan Rydell. Even worse, they have it in mind that she will marry this dangerous and brooding lawman she has barely met before.
Morgan has a dark history and a feared reputation that many would want to take from him. He worries about settling down and endangering those around him...but the temptation of owning a ranch is hard to resist. He even agrees to marry Whiskey as part of the deal. Besides, she’s a rare beauty, though he is determined to tame her wild ways.
If he can get her in front of the preacher… Damn stubborn woman.
Excerpt
A thud came from Keno’s room, followed by a man’s deep voice grumbling, “Damn.”
She dashed down the hallway to the closed door and rapped once. Too agitated to wait for a response, she yelled, “I’m getting married!”
Still no response.
Irritated beyond her nearly nonexistent patience, she pushed the door open without waiting for an invitation just as she’d done a thousand times in her nineteen years of life. “Didn’t you hear me? I said I’m getting married!”
She was in mid-step into the room when she froze. Her eyes widened. “Who the hell are you?”
A mountain of a man sat on the side of the rumpled feather bed wearing only a pair of red long johns and rubbing a toe he’d apparently stubbed. Thick, unruly black hair dusted wide shoulders. At least a day’s worth—probably more—of beard stubble covered carved cheeks and a strong jaw tight with annoyance. Dark blue eyes pinned her in place. His fierce expression would have intimidated a meeker female, but she’d grown up with two brothers who could get pretty testy at times.
She simply returned his scowl, putting her hands on her hips. “I repeat, who the hell are you? And what are you doing in my brother’s bedroom?”
He stood. Good Lord! He was even taller than her brothers, who towered over most men in town. Taller than any man she’d ever met. And, oh my, he certainly filled out those long johns quite well. For the first time that she could remember, she felt a blush clear to the roots of her hair. She shouldn’t be noticing another man’s private parts—even as spectacular as they appeared to be, at least from what she could see. She was an engaged woman now.
She swallowed a lump in her throat. Her heart pounded harder than when she’d sped into the house. She felt a bit lightheaded and felt a tingling low in her belly. She blushed even more.
The remarkable mountain stepped toward her on long, muscled legs. His back was rigid and he ground his jaw, seemed to be struggling with his temper. She stiffened her knees to not back away and wished the heat would leave her face.
He raised one dark eyebrow as if he were surprised that she hadn’t fled the room at his approach. Then he looked down at her and growled—yes, his voice was as deep as a bear’s growl she’d once heard, “Morgan. Morgan Rydell.”
He appeared to stand even taller, squared his impressive shoulders. “Get out. Now.”
She stood inflexibly in place although her insides roiled with nerves and she dropped her hands from her hips. This was her family’s house, her brother’s room. “No! You get out. Now.”
Shock flashed in his expression, apparently not used to being not instantly obeyed. “I’m not dressed.”
She rolled her eyes and then looked pointedly at him, sweeping her gaze over his less-than-properly clad body. “You think I haven’t noticed that?”
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